弦歌

Chinese

		bow string; string of mus. instr.	song
trad. (弦歌/絃歌)		弦/絃	歌
simp. (弦歌)		弦	歌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiángē

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ go¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiángē
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyange
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ go¹
  - Yale: yìhn gō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ go¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ go¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ kɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

弦歌

to sing to the accompaniment of zithers (such as the qin or the se); (by extension) to sing
to educate and civilize (the masses) with rites and music

Noun

弦歌

the sound of singing and zithers; (by extension) music

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弦	歌
げん Grade: S	か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

弦歌 (hiragana げんか, rōmaji genka)

string music, music played on string instruments

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